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 Leaves, scary (the best I could with foliage- the tree looks as if it is recoiling back from something) Colorful, serious Strong shadows, sad (turned ISO down- only change while shooting) Moving, happy (calm scenery, warm colors) Something from above, silly is the last one left but I just couldn't capture it with this theme     

Books

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 Photo 1: Book: 松の海 (Lit: Forest of Pines) Photo 2: Book: 線の間でどんな生活ができる? (What kind of life lies between the lines?)

Nonverbal Reflections

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  This first image is intended to communicate a feeling of repetition, capturing the essence of a routine that, while differing slightly, continue on in the same pattern day in and day out. The sea of near identical grasses is used to convey this. This view of freshly fallen leaves is meant to communicate the scatter of daily life. Moving across two backdrops, grass and mulch, it is seen that this scatter is not dependent on location, and instead dependent on the leaves. Similarly in daily life, mental scatter can follow a person around regardless of environment. This photograph is intended to emulate the feeling of feeling stuck, but in a comfortable place. Oftentimes in our own lives we can be in situations where we are "stuck in a box", and the location inside of the glass corner is an example of this. The soft clouds in the distance, quieting the landscape, represent the sense of comfort we feel staying in a situation, even if we feel stuck there. I've always loved ca...